To begin this project, I wanted to carry out some research into the background of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and simply what it exactly is and includes. While looking at the brief history of the declaration, I came across how the content is structured within the articles. This helped me see how the different articles are grouped together, which in turn simplified down the meanings behind the articles. Some of the longer articles I found difficult to understand, but researching this helped. After reading through all the articles within the declaration, I narrowed my options down to four possibilities that I would like to explore, four, ten, sixteen and twenty four.

One of the terms of the project was to build my poster using either Material Design’s 8dp or the Fibonacci sequence. I decided to pick the Fibonacci sequence so I refreshed my knowledge on the sequence and how it can be used within typography specifically. This will be useful to refer back to whenever I move to digitise my sketches of the poster.

Before I began brainstorming and sketching, I carried out some more research into specific designers and styles I felt would link well to my project.

<aside> 📒 Wim Crouwel (1928-2019)

</aside>

Willem Hendrik ‘Wim’ Crouwel was a Dutch graphic designer, type designer and typographer. He designed some of the iconic typefaces like New Alphabet and Gridnik. Crouwel also participated in the educational field by teaching at several renowned universities and institutes.

Crouwel attended Academie Minerva in Groningen from 1946 to 1949, where he specialised in Fine Art. He began his professional career in abstract after following being drafted into and completing his military services. It was after this he majored in Typography in Gerrit Rietveld Academie, where he also joined an exhibition deign firm. Following this move and being introduced to the wide range of possibilities within graphic design, that he quit painting and began a freelance designer, taking inspiration from Swiss design. During his travels, he met with other renowned designers and witnessed the beginning of International Style.